Forget about Batman, the son of Batman - Damian Wayne - is the true star of this book. You can see it in all three issues. Bruce turning away from his past is the important moment that sets this up, and in reading all the issues again, you can really see how it all fits together.
I'm still wanting to read all of Damian's previous appearances. I have the feeling that there is a consistency throughout all of his appearances. And Tomasi does great in adding to Damian's story.
There was going to be some difficulty having essentially Batman and Batman Jr in the same book. So you can see why Tomasi decided to make Bruce look more hopeful and less dark. Damian needs to have that in order to show his own progression as a character.
I'm just excited for this series. There have been some good Batman books to come out of the relaunch, and this one has a tie going with the main Batman title for the competition of having the best Batbook around. Detective Comics? Couldn't care less. Can't hold a candle to this.
You have to work on the characters. Either Damian is going to turn in this comic to something beyond what Bruce can do to help out, or Damian will always struggle and try to live up to his father's standards. It's up to Bruce to help guide that, or he will lose another Robin.
Averages for issues #1-3:
Words: 9.3/10
Pictures: 9/10
Overall grade issues #1-3: 10/10. One of the best, most consistent series out there with Bat in the title.
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